Chorus issues when recording
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Hello everyone,
The past week I've noticed that when I record rhythm guitars, regardless of the amp model, there is really pronounced chorus when I listen back despite there being no modulation activated on the preset. I've included a sample of what I'm talking about in a link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZG_dFGftUkLt7hAAc30LRyfVf0AKuCkX/view?usp=sharing (if you have any issues playing it please let me know.)
It's just the chorus (no pun intended) riff from Discending by Tool. Double tracked with the Treadplate and SwitchAxe models and boosted with the Tubescreamer-type pedal.
As you can hear, the chorus effect sounds really pronounced but nothing is going on. There are no effects on the tracks in the DAW either.
Is there anything that could be causing this that I'm missing?
Thanks!
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@sodacake when you say "double tracked" do you mean you actually recorded it twice? Or did you record it once, then copy/paste into a second track in your DAW. I don't hear a true chorus effect -- I hear two tracks which are not perfectly aligned. If you have this in two tracks try time-shifting one track forward or backward (you'll have to experiment) to get the to sound more perfectly aligned.
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Yes, I properly double tracked it. One was recorded with the Treadplate model and then I played the same thing again and recorded it with the SwitchAxe.
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@sodacake That explains the chorus effect you're hearing -- you weren't a perfect imitation of yourself when you recorded the second track, so tiny timing differences will result in the chorus effect. And since you were playing it the second time, I doubt that trying to time-shift that track a few milliseconds forward or backward will make a difference overall since some of the notes in the second track when compared to the first track will be early, some will be late, some will be perfectly in sync with the first track.
